vrcanaries Chapter 424 The Frustrated Wanyan Zongbi
Chapter 424 The Frustrated Wanyan Zongbi
"Therefore, as early as the beginning of July, Qin Hui instigated his henchman, Luo Ruji, the Palace Attendant Censor, to submit a memorial to Zhao Gou:
With few soldiers and generals, and the people impoverished and the nation exhausted, Yue Fei would be in grave danger if he were to advance deep into enemy territory alone. Therefore, he requested the Emperor to issue an edict ordering the army to withdraw to the capital.
"But wasn't Yue Fei's decision to venture deep into enemy territory a result of the Song court's own actions? Don't say that the Song court's decision had nothing to do with Qin Hui and Zhao Gou; everyone knows that!"
"Especially considering that the situation on several battlefields at that time wasn't particularly bad between the Song and Jin dynasties, yet Zhang Jun only ordered him to recapture Haozhou and Suzhou before hastily withdrawing his troops."
"For example, Liu Qi was ordered to retreat after winning the Battle of Shunchang, and Han Shizhong also received a reply to stop advancing."
"If you don't admit to these petty tricks, then Yue Fei did submit a memorial, saying that he had recovered too many cities and specifically requested the court to send Zhang Jun and other friendly troops to cooperate, so as not to disperse his forces."
"But in the end, not a single friendly force arrived. Even if someone had come, Yue Fei would have already dealt with them himself, and they might have already returned home by the time they arrived. What would be the point of reinforcements coming at this time?!"
Lin Ke took a deep breath, damn it! What kind of bastard did this!
"With all these decisions made by the Song court, how could Zhao Gou and Qin Hui not know them? Isn't this just a way for their eldest son to make way for their Jurchen father?"
"Even Zhao Gou didn't expect that Yue Family Army, despite being deep in enemy territory, would still defeat Wanyan Zongbi time and time again!"
"But in the end, they were still not as shameless as Zhao Gou and Qin Hui!"
All the emperors of the Northern Song Dynasty: ...If you don't act like a human being, what kind of human being are you! Bah...! ? %... (cursing loudly!)
Zhu Baba of the Ming Dynasty: Instead of expecting him to do anything right, you should expect our old Zhu to avenge you!
The optimist Su Dongpo: ...Why is it that all the officials in the court are stammering and no one is stopping these two!
Yuchi Jingde of the Tang Dynasty: This is so annoying! It's only forty-five li, and we've walked for so long, why do we have to give up here?!
An official from the Han Dynasty said: "Even Yue Fei couldn't surpass the emperor... yet the emperor still wholeheartedly seeks peace! It's truly outrageous!"
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Upon hearing this, people from other dimensions were filled with hatred and began to curse at the small screen!
Even more infuriating is that they didn't even know where the small screen was. If Zhao Gou and Qin Hui were walking down the street at that moment, they would definitely be ganged up on and beaten up!
At this moment, Qin Hui was also feeling very uneasy. With the crowd so surging, he was afraid that if things continued like this, it would be like the two ministers who were beaten to death by the people at the end of the Northern Song Dynasty!
Those unruly people are absolutely terrifying!
If Wanyan Gou knew about this, he would probably agree!
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The live broadcast continues.
"As for Zhao Gou, he hesitated. His confidence in Yue Fei's ability to defeat the Jin army was insufficient to support his continued agreement to the Northern Expedition. This can be seen from his reply to Yue Fei's memorial, which can be summarized as: 'If we can just drive them away, then we're done!'"
"Moreover, from another perspective, if Zhao Gou were to achieve the Northern Expedition and strike at the heart of the enemy, he would have to face a practical question: whether or not to welcome back the two emperors!"
"You know, although Emperor Huizong, one of the two emperors, has already passed away, Emperor Qinzong is still alive. If Yue Fei really succeeds, wouldn't he have to worry about that? What if he threatens his position?!"
"However, Zhao Gou and Emperor Qinzong did not have a good relationship. Even if they had the power now, not to mention Emperors Huizong and Qinzong, they did not want to bring back the captured members of the Zhao clan."
Even after Zhao Huan's death, when the Jin people offered to return his body, Zhao Gou still refused. But there was a barrier, so it's not too surprising that he didn't care.
"But his daughter, mother, and wife were still in the Jurchen camp, and in the end, Zhao Gou did not bring them back. This shows that Zhao Gou cared most about himself!"
"Therefore, no matter what the differences were between Zhao Gou and Qin Hui's ideas, their goals were always the same, so Wanyan Gou's first order to withdraw the troops reached Yue Fei's side."
"Yue Fei, I don't understand Zhao Gou's memorial to withdraw the troops. The situation between Song and Jin is now clear, and Yue Family Army is not in a state of decline. The former capital of Northern Song, Kaifeng, is right in front of us. Why should we withdraw the troops now?!"
"Therefore, Yue Fei was unwilling to accept this, and since this edict to withdraw the troops was only the first one, he submitted a memorial refuting it:"
…The strength and weakness are clear, success is within reach, but the opportunity will not come again, and it is not to be missed lightly…
"Judging from later records, Yue Fei's words were not without reason. Even the Northern Expedition during the reign of Emperor Xiaozong of Song was not as well-timed as it is now."
"However, before this memorial could reach Zhao Gou, Yue Fei received twelve imperial edicts in one day, delivered with gold plaques, ordering the troops to return to their posts."
"Any emperor who is able to see clearly and whose brain is functioning properly would not be blind to such a great achievement as the recovery of the former territories of the Northern Song Dynasty, and would instead insist on fixating on this thing!"
At this moment, everyone watching the screen exclaimed: (｀Δ′) ! Has this guy lost his mind?!
People from all timelines never imagined that, just when they were about to succeed, the monarch would give up and even order the army to return to the capital!
Given Zhao Huan's condition, after being tormented by the Jurchens for several years, how could he possibly have the strength to contend for power with Zhao Gou?
He's not like Zhu Qizhen of the Ming Dynasty; he's been associating with the Oirats!
Is power really such a powerful tonic that it's so irresistible?
Even if we don't defeat the Jurchens, just recovering the old territory would be a great achievement, and our reputation would be much better in the future than it is now!
Unfortunately, Yue Fei's army fought for most of the day, but still failed to achieve their ultimate goal!
Lin Ke's voice continued: "By the way, this gold-lettered wooden plaque was the highest-level and fastest mail delivery method at the time."
"This was exclusively used by the emperor, and its speed was set at 500 li per day. At that time, even urgent documents from officials to the Song court were only allowed to travel 400 li per day."
"However, during wartime, and due to various weather conditions and transportation factors, the speed may not be this fast, which is normal."
"Later scholars have researched and calculated that the date Emperor Gaozong of Song issued the twelve gold medals was around July 10th."